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A colonist who remained loyal to Great Britain
What is a Loyalist
100
Acts to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party
What are the Intolerable Acts
100
Separated land among the colonists and the Native Americans (colonists could not settle west of Appalachian Mt.)
What is the Proclamation of 1763
100
The battle with "the shot heard 'round the world"
What is Lexington and Concord
100
"The British are coming!"
Who is Paul Revere
200
The leader of the Continental Army
Who is George Washington
200
The Boston Tea Party occurred after the passing of this act.
What is the Tea Act
200
The plan for how to govern the newly independent United States
What are the Articles of Confederation
200
The British gained large amounts of this from the French & Indian War
What is land
200
The hill that Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on
What is Breeds Hill
300
The people who fought on the Continental Army
What is militiamen OR minutemen
300
Colonists were angry about "taxation without representation" after this
What is the Stamp Act
300
The official end to the Revolutionary War
What is The (Second) Treaty of Paris
300
The last major battle of the Revolutionary War
What is the Battle of Yorktown
300
What was the central cause of the American Revolution?
What is taxation without representation
400
The group that wrote about local events and spread news quickly
What is the Committees of Correspondence
400
Colonists boycotted imported goods and began making their own goods after this act.
What are the Townshend Acts?
400
The Second Continental Congress' last attempt at peace with Britain
What is the Olive Branch Petition
400
Soldiers faced rough conditions in very cold weather, with very little food and clothing
What is Valley Forge
400
A landmark where one might see complaints, propaganda, and rebellious materials posted.
What is the liberty tree
500
The British General who surrendered his troops at Yorktown
Who is General Cornwallis
500
Boston's economy suffered, people lost their jobs, and colonists had to choose a side as a result of this
What are the Intolerable Acts
500
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights..."
What is the Declaration of Independence
500
The portion of land that started the French and Indian War when both the British and French claimed it
What is the Ohio Valley
500
The reason why the soldiers at Bunker Hill were told "don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes"
What is lack of ammunition